Chapter 1167: The Demon's Deception

The sole spectator of this duel—the person in charge of this laboratory—now had no idea what to say.

What exactly had he just witnessed?

He knew that the King of Games would "cow" (take control of) the opponent's monsters, "cow" the opponent's field, and sometimes, on a whim, even "cow" the opponent themselves; he had heard of all this. But to "cow" the opponent's cheat code? This seemed to be a first.

The person in charge already had a premonition that today's duel would likely go down in history. Perhaps it would be written into the textbooks of the Duel Academy, still being praised by young, passionate duelists many years from now.

Thinking about it, as a mudslide in the history of dueling, it was certain that You Xuan would be written into textbooks given his current fame and status. Whether they liked it or not, future duelists would likely have to study every duel of this Fujiki You Xuan, just as they currently did with the famous battles of the first King, Mutou Yugi.

But was this really a good thing?

The person in charge looked up at the sky, feeling melancholy.

Just thinking that from now on, young people would learn how to create smiles through dueling and how to take revenge on society through dueling, and that the model figures in textbooks would teach either how to happily "cow" others or how to swindle and deceive until even demons helped you count your money...

Hiss, the people from the Xyz Dimension really weren't wrong; the future of our dimension really is pitch black.

But he didn't dwell on it for long.

Forget it, he was just a small laboratory researcher; he could neither create nor change history, and in the face of the great torrent of history, he was nothing but a nobody. Let the big shots worry about what the future would hold.

Perhaps this dimension would really become a famous dark realm inhabited by demon kings in the multiverse from now on.

At this moment, Fujiwara Yusuke had already collapsed to the ground like a broken toy, muttering incessantly: "Give it back, give it back, don't leave me behind..."

For a moment, the person in charge actually felt a bit of sympathy for the villain.

According to the tropes, this kind of tragic villain should usually turn over a new leaf after some "talk-no-jutsu." Unfortunately, his luck was poor; he didn't encounter a righteous youth from a hot-blooded heroic story, but a demon who swindled people into selling their souls and signing contracts. After the "talk therapy" session, not only did he not wake up, but he actually seemed to show signs of being completely broken.

What a pitiful child.

However, being able to swindle even an incarnation of darkness like Darkness made his understanding of this King of Games go even deeper. At this moment, he felt that Mr. You Xuan's silver tongue was hotter than the Hellfire; even if he really ran into Mephisto, the moment the other side pulled out a contract, he might be able to recite the terms into a paid course titled "How to Make a Demon Soul Pay You in Three Minutes."

The spirit of the Silent Magician crouched beside Fujiwara Yusuke, seemingly sensing for a moment, before rising and shaking her head at You Xuan.

Of course, this didn't mean the child was beyond saving and should be buried immediately, but rather that Darkness's aura had vanished.

Cotton Candy shook her head: "It must have been finished off. Hehe, serves it right, daring to provoke even the King of Games."

"No, I'm afraid it's not that simple." You Xuan shook his head.

Fujiwara Yusuke was different from the other Mr. T's. The other Mr. T's were just infinite mass-produced grunts; finishing them off couldn't be said to have no effect on Darkness, but the impact was very limited.

Fujiwara Yusuke was different; he was Darkness's only appointed agent. His body didn't just contain a random fragment of Darkness's power, but was directly connected to the main body.

You Xuan estimated that although he hadn't been able to completely finish off the main body of Darkness this time, even if the other side ran away, the damage received this time shouldn't be light. With vitality greatly injured and the loss of an agent, it wouldn't be strange if Darkness chose to return to a deep slumber next.

The news of Fujiwara Yusuke's appearance and defeat was also quickly passed on to all the allies investigating and fighting against Darkness—Kaiba Corporation and the Knights of Hanoi had always had people specifically responsible for Darkness-related incidents.

Naturally, Yugi's side wasn't left out. Especially since Fujiwara Yusuke's original spirit, Honest, was still in Yugi's hands; upon hearing the news, he naturally rushed over at the first opportunity.

"Master!"

When Honest arrived at Kaiba Corporation with Yugi, he saw that Fujiwara Yusuke was already unconscious and bedridden. Just like when Chuixue had initially broken free from the control of his dark personality, having his body occupied by Darkness for a long time and then suddenly breaking free left him almost like a vegetable for a long time. Honest was very worried: "What happened to Master? Can he still get better?"

You Xuan said seriously: "He was occupied by Darkness for too long; it's hard to say if any of his own consciousness remains. Whether he can recover depends on luck."

Honest punched the wall in anger: "Damn Darkness, I will never forgive them..."

At this moment, the passing laboratory person in charge thought to himself that, judging solely from the dueling process, he might have been angered into this state by Mr. You Xuan—of course, he didn't dare to say anything, just pretended not to hear and lowered his head to hurry away.

As he walked away, he still heard You Xuan in the room behind him righteously echoing Honest, saying how Darkness was too abominable and that he would never let them off, and so on.

After this battle, You Xuan judged that it would be difficult for Darkness to make any moves for the time being. But those whose existence had been erased had not returned, so the search and countermeasures against Darkness could not be relaxed; there were still specialized action teams conducting investigations.

Once there was any discovery, You Xuan would also be notified immediately. If possible, he naturally wanted to resolve this trouble completely as soon as possible.

However, before receiving any reports, he had other more important issues to care about.

After finishing the interlude with Fujiwara Yusuke, You Xuan quickly returned to his daily heart-to-heart session with Dr. Fuka.

"So, our dimension is the center of the multiverse." You Xuan said, "Is there any basis for this? You have quite a bit of research on the multiverse? You've already been able to find the center of the universe?"

You Xuan felt this was still a bit ridiculous. He knew that the technology of the ZEXAL world was heaven-defying, but to lock onto the center of the multiverse, it was still a bit strange no matter how you looked at it.

Fuka shook his head: "No, although we have technology capable of exploring the multiverse, we couldn't possibly find the center of the universe with our strength."

"The Barians told us this, that's all. The power of the Barian Dimension is much stronger than that of us humans; perhaps they have some basis for it."

"So it's completely just hearsay." You Xuan thought for a moment, "Then, did they say what the benefit of obtaining the center of the multiverse is? Why do you want to attack our world?"

"I don't know the details, but I seem to know a little bit." Fuka said solemnly, "It seems to be related to what is about to happen. There is a rumor that all dimensions, all worlds, might perhaps all merge into one."

"Merge into one?" You Xuan frowned.

"Yes, all dimensions will merge. I don't know what form it will take, but there is such a saying. And in this saying, if one can occupy the dimension at the center of the universe before the merger... it seems one can obtain some huge advantage."

Fuka shook his head.

"I don't know any more than that. But assuming this saying is true, you should understand what this means, right?"

You Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Of course, he knew what this meant.

If this were true, all dimensions would merge, and if this dimension happened to be the center of the universe, then it was conceivable that from now on, it might not just be the Xyz Dimension eyeing this place. ===== CHAPTER 1168 =====